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Marching Into The Peace Corps, pt 21: Junk Science and Fitness

I am amazed at how much junk science exists when it comes to the diet and fitness world. The strange thing about this is…if this amount of bad information floated around inside any other industry (banking, insurance, security), there would be heads rolling out the door. It seems when it comes to the most precious thing we have – our bodies – the lousier the information becomes.

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Marching Into The Peace Corps, pt 20: Tuesdays Are Diet Sabotage Day

According to a university study, Tuesdays are the “kiss of death” day for diets. Although there may be some truth to this finding, the larger truth is every day can be a day you self-sabotage your weight loss efforts. So how do you keep yourself in check? Try these simple mind tricks and see if they work for you!

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Marching Into The Peace Corps, pt 17: The Mind and Body Connection

If your goal is to lose those extra pounds you are carrying once and for all, you need to become emotionally invested in a goal and not confuse it with the end result. When a goal becomes personal, the pursuit of it evolves into an internalized passion. What will it take for you to make the mind and body connection to lose the weight for good?

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Marching Into The Peace Corps, pt 13: The “Special K” Santa Claus and New Years Resolutions

The new year always brings about the typical promises we make to ourselves, but studies routinely show us by January 9th, we have already broken what we swore we’d do. Learning to change the way you think, rather than the way you diet, will help you in achieving your health and fitness goals.